和同開珎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
和 同 開 珎
わ
Grade: 3 		どう
Grade: 2 		かい
Grade: 3 		ちん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

Named after the wadōkaichin (和同開珎), the earliest known Japanese-made coin; it is in the shape of traditional Chinese coins, which have four Chinese characters arranged around a square hole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠do̞ːka̠it͡ɕĩɴ]

Noun

和(わ)同(どう)開(かい)珎(ちん) • (wadōkaichin) 

  1. word puzzle where four kanji are arranged around a blank in the middle, and four 熟語 (jukugo, “kanji compounds”) are to be formed by filling in the blank.

References

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